Filibusters were used by United States Senators from the South in the 1950s and 1960s to
(a) block passage of civil rights bills
(b) protest United States involvement in Vietnam
(c) override presidential vetoes of environmental bills
(d) gain approval of presidential appointments to the Supreme Court
Answer: (a) block passage of civil rights bills
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The migration of industry to the South in the 1960s
A) failed to keep up with the growth in southern agriculture. B) resulted in unprecedented general prosperity in the South. C) produced wages and benefits for southerners equal to the national averages. D) destroyed the regional distinctiveness of the South.
What name means "The Scattered"?
What will be an ideal response?
With which New Deal program was Frances Perkins most clearly associated?
a. National Labor Relations Board b. Social Security system c. National Recovery Administration d. Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Why did educational reformers want local schools to serve sometimes as a substitute for the family?
A) They were worried that poor and immigrant families would not properly nurture their children. B) They were worried that parents in poor and immigrant families often ended up getting divorced. C) They were afraid that many families would resist the new child-centered model of family life they endorsed for religious reasons. D) They were worried that parents in wealthy families often ended up getting divorced. E) They were worried that parents in poor and immigrant families often ended up abandoning their children.